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Detroit Tigers' Delmon Young hits a home run in the fourth inning during Game 3 of the American League championship series against the New York Yankees Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, in Detroit. New York Yankees catcher Russell Martin is at left. Carlos Osorio, Associated Press
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Detroit Tigers' Delmon Young hits a home run in the fourth inning during Game 3 of the American League championship series against the New York Yankees Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, in Detroit. Charlie Riedel, Associated Press
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Detroit Tigers' Delmon Young waits to take batting practice before Game 4 of the American League championship series against the New York Yankees Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012, in Detroit. Carlos Osorio, Associated Press
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Detroit Tigers' Delmon Young is congratulated by third base coach Gene Lamont after hitting a home run in the fourth inning during Game 3 of the American League championship series against the New York Yankees Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, in Detroit. Paul Sancya , Associated Press
By Associated Press

DETROIT — Detroit Tigers designated hitter Delmon Young has been selected MVP of the AL championship series.

Young batted .353 with two homers and six RBIs in a four-game sweep of the New York Yankees, capping his big series Thursday with a run-scoring single in the first inning to send Detroit on its way to an 8-1 rout in Game 4.

Young became the first player with four game-winning RBIs in one postseason series, according to STATS LLC.

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The top pick in the 2003 amateur draft, Young developed a reputation for having a volatile temper early in his career. He had an uneven 2012 regular season on the field and was arrested in New York in April on a hate-crime harassment charge.

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